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href="documents/October Legisl Update1007.pdf">October 2007 Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="documents/September Legisl Update 0907.pdf">September 2007 Newsletter</a></li> </ul> <br /><br /><br /> --> <a name="victories"></a> <div class="LargeAccent">Recent Victories and Firm News</div> <br /> <ul> <li><a href="news_024.htm">Bruce Marks Speaks at the Round Table Discussion in New York on International and Transnational Crime Involving Russia</a></li> <li><a href="news_023.htm">Marks & Sokolov Hosts Russian Ambassador to USA in Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="news_021.htm">Bruce Marks to Speak at US-Russia Business Council Legal Forum in London</a></li> <li><a href="news_018.htm"><i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> Covers Marks & Sokolov s International Practice</a></li> <li><a href="news_016.htm">Archangel Diamond Corp. Represented by Bruce Marks Brings New Charges against LUKOIL</a></li> <li><a href="news_015.htm">Sergey Sokolov Attends 5dvedev-Obama Meeting with Russian Business Leaders in Moscow</a></li> <li><a href="news_009.htm">Marks & Sokolov Seeks Over $10 Million in the Recently Filed Libel and Defamation Lawsuit</a></li> <li><a href="news_008.htm">Bruce Marks Gives Expert Testimony in RICO Case Before Russian Court</a></li> <li><a href="news_022.htm">Marks & Sokolov International Law Firm Sponsors Adam Smith Conference's 6th Annual Russian Real Estate Summit</a></li> <li><a href="news_007.htm">Pivotal Procedural Victory in Colorado Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="news_006.htm">$300 million in Russian Real Estate Transactions in '07</a></li> <li><a href="news_005.htm">MS Lawyers Succeed in Freezing $6 Million in Assets in West Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="news_004.htm">Injured Fisherman Successful in Claim Against Boat Operator</a></li> <li><a href="news_002.htm">Second Circuit Victory for Client Norex Petroleum on Major Procedural Issue</a></li> <li><a href="news_001.htm">Court Awards Marks and Sokolov Client Over $1.7 million in Suit Against Major US Bank</a></li> </ul> <br /><br /><br /> <a name="publications"></a> <div class="LargeAccent">Publications</div> <br /> <ul> <li><a href="documents/RussiaEurasia Newsletter Spring 2009.pdf" target="_blank">The Hague Service Convention of 1965: Pitfalls on the Road of Effective Service of Judicial Documents in Russia,  Section of International Law, Russia/Eurasia Committee Newsletter, Spring 2009, Vol.5 Issue 2.</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Maria_Grechishkina.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Maria Grechishkina</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/oilandgas-engl-article.PDF" target="_blank">Placement of Russian Energy Companies IPO on NYSE Euronext and NASDAQ Opens Up New Opportunities, Oil & Gas Eurasia Journal, volume 7. (2008)</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Anna_Brown.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Anna Brown</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/RenewEnergy_Journal_version.pdf" target="_blank">Russian Renewable Energy Market: Design and Implementation of National Policy. (2005)</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Anna_Brown.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Anna Brown</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/MarksABA.pdf" target="_blank">Arbitrating Under Foreign Laws: Russian Experience Shows Possible Pitfalls, Conflict Management Newsletter, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation. (2003)</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Bruce_Marks.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Bruce Marks</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/Article_ConsumersRightsProtection.pdf" target="_blank">Protection of Consumers Rights in Ukraine, Topical Issues for Ukraine Defined by Youth, Volume 2, Kyiv, pp. 17-20. (1999)</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Artem_Saprykin.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Artem Saprykin</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/Article_ConsumerismSocioEconomic.pdf" target="_blank">Consumerism as a Socioeconomic Occurrence in Ukraine and Worldwide, Bulletin of Youth Alternative. Economics, Kyiv, pp. 14-16. (1998)</a><br />[ <a href="Artem_Saprykin.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Artem Saprykin</a> ]</li> <!--<li><a href="documents/Process of Globalization and Competition.pdf">Process of Globalization and Competition, Business Law in Russia, Moscow, 2004, pp. 121-145</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Anna_Baida.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Anna Baida</a> ]</li>--> <!--<li>Legal Aspects of Dominant Position of a Legal Entity in the EC, Teaching EC Law at Russian Institutes of Higher Education (Materials of a Seminar), Vol. 2, Moscow, 2001, pp. 174-186 &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Anna_Baida.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Anna Baida</a> ]</li>--> <!--<li>Features of Activity of a Company with Dominant Position in the Market Under EC law, International Public and Private Law, No. 2, 2001<br />[ <a href="Anna_Baida.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Anna Baida</a> ]</li>--> </ul> <br /><br /><br /> <a name="presentations"></a> <div class="LargeAccent">Presentations</div> <br /> <ul> <li><a href="documents/BSM PRESENTATION_ENG_AND_RUS_9-30-09.pdf">Challenge Based on Impropriety After the Release of the Arbitration Award, IV CIS Local Counsel Forum, Kyiv, June 24-26, 2009</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Bruce_Marks.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Bruce Marks</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/BSM_Presentation_Eng_and_Rus_2_25_09.pdf">Realities of the Russian Legal System: Judicial Corruption in Russia. Arbitration in Russia. Service of Process on Russian Defendants in US Proceedings, U.S.-Russia Business Council Legal Conference, Philadelphia, February 26, 2009</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Bruce_Marks.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Bruce Marks</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/DD_in_MA_v2.pdf">Due Diligence in M&A, 2nd Russian In-House Counsel Summit, Moscow, June 16-18, 2008</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Sergey_Sokolov.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Sergey Sokolov</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/REAL_ESTATE_MARKET_IN_RUSSIA_v1.pdf">Real Estate Market in Russia  Legal Aspects: Optimization for Effective Structure, Arrangement, and Management of Real Estate Deals, 6th Annual Russian Real Estate Summit, Moscow, June 2-5, 2008</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Sergey_Sokolov.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Sergey Sokolov</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/M&S Baku v6.pdf">Discovery in Aid of a Foreign Proceeding and Freedom of Information Act, CIS Attorney Conference, Baku, Azerbaijan (2007)</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Bruce_Marks.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Bruce Marks</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/Marks & Sokolov HandOut Derivative Action 6-22-06.pdf">Corporate Social Responsibility: If You Want It Done Right, Do It Yourself. Derivative Actions in Ukraine, Russia, and the United States, CIS Attorney Conference, Kiev, Ukraine (2006)</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Bruce_Marks.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Bruce Marks</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/October 3-4 v 3.pdf">Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, Russian In House Attorney Conference, Moscow (2005)</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Bruce_Marks.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Bruce Marks</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/From_Russia_with_RICO_and_patriotism_8-03_Eng.pdf">From Russia with RICO. The Broad Jurisdiction of the United States Over Civil and Criminal Cases Involving Money Laundering, Anti-Money Laundering Workshop, Moscow (2003)</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Bruce_Marks.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Bruce Marks</a> ]</li> <li>RICO and US Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, Russian Investment Symposium "Toward Diversification of the Russian Economy", Presented by Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government and Dow Jones, Boston, Massachusetts (2003) &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Bruce_Marks.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Bruce Marks</a> ]</li> <li><a href="documents/Money02Eng.pdf">Broad Jurisdiction of the United States Courts Over Civil Cases Involving Money Laundering, Presentation at the Money Laundering 2002 Conference, Moscow, Russia, September 26, 2002</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;[ <a href="Bruce_Marks.htm" style="color:#9A0000;">Bruce Marks</a> ]</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="Copyright"> <div id="footer"> <a href="Bruce_Marks.htm">Bruce Marks</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="Sergey_Sokolov.htm">Sergey Sokolov</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="about_the_firm.htm#phila">Philadelphia Law Office</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="about_the_firm.htm#moscow">Moscow Law Office</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="about_the_firm.htm#kyiv">Practice in Ukraine</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="attorney_profiles.htm">Attorney Profiles</a> &nbsp;| &nbsp; <a href="contact_us.htm">Contact Us</a> </div> <small>Copyright &copy;2008 -- Marks & Sokolov, LLC</small> </div> </body> </html>